Delphian Books Reviews

"I am completely satisfied with the job that Delphian Books has done with my manuscript. I had translated Plato's Symposium and was looking for a limited print edition in hardback, mostly for family, friends and fellow students. From the time I approached Ron about the project to the speedy delivery of the finished product, what I met from Delphian Books was efficiency, competence and complete professionalism.

Kristina did an excellent job editing the text. It was a complex task, seeing that the Dialogue is a narrative set within a second narrative. She was thorough and exhaustive in her... Read More

"I am completely satisfied with the job that Delphian Books has done with my manuscript. I had translated Plato's Symposium and was looking for a limited print edition in hardback, mostly for family, friends and fellow students. From the time I approached Ron about the project to the speedy delivery of the finished product, what I met from Delphian Books was efficiency, competence and complete professionalism.
Kristina did an excellent job editing the text. It was a complex task, seeing that the Dialogue is a narrative set within a second narrative. She was thorough and exhaustive in her attention to detail and accuracy.
The printed book was expertly designed by Ron and executed in all aspects from artwork to layout to binding and finished product. In short, quality was the hallmark of Delphian Books."

William Fox, "Plato's Symposium"

28 September 2017

"Having had the experience of publishing two books with Delphian, I can thoroughly recommend them. It was a pleasure on both occasions.
The first book I published in 2009 was a novel, “Mountains of the Dragon”. Kristina Proft very quickly and efficiently ran through it for errors, and then Ron Proft spend a great deal of time working on the lay-out and design. It was beautifully designed, understated but perfect for the subject.
The most recent book published by Delphian in 2016 was “Beauty and the Mystic: Plotinus and Hawkins.” Again, it was a pleasure to work with Kristina who... Read More

"Having had the experience of publishing two books with Delphian, I can thoroughly recommend them. It was a pleasure on both occasions.
The first book I published in 2009 was a novel, “Mountains of the Dragon”. Kristina Proft very quickly and efficiently ran through it for errors, and then Ron Proft spend a great deal of time working on the lay-out and design. It was beautifully designed, understated but perfect for the subject.
The most recent book published by Delphian in 2016 was “Beauty and the Mystic: Plotinus and Hawkins.” Again, it was a pleasure to work with Kristina who this time played a much bigger part in the editing, especially the endnotes.
Ron also worked hard, in the very limited time-frame I gave them, to produce a beautiful and readable book. Something I personally still consider a draft, but well-presented enough to be put out there in the public domain.
Once your book is published, Ronald is also very active in promoting it for you, to the right people.
I realise that there is now also the option to consider of self-publishing through one of the companies like Blurb. I have done that, with a picture book about an Art installation called “Essence Precedes Existence,” but it was a great deal of work, mastering their software, and in the end, this method proved no less expensive than doing it much more professionally with the expertise of a proper publisher such as Delphian.
I will conclude my recommendation with a quote from the postscript of my recent book:
'Finally, my heartfelt thank you to my wonderful publishers, Delphian Books, to Kristina Proft, editor and Ronald Proft, designer. When I handed them the manuscript in December 2016, and casually made the near impossible, and very unrealistic suggestion that I would like the book by Christmas, they did not flinch, but went to work, toiling long hours into the night, miraculously transforming my manuscript into the beautiful book you have in your hands. However, it was not so much their skill and expertise that impressed me, but their enthusiasm, their empathy and the way they warmly embraced the concept that touched me. I feel very blessed by their support'.”

Helen Leete, author "Mountains of the Dragon" and "Beauty and the Mystic"

17 September 2017

"Our editorial committee approached Delphian Books with a very unusual and visionary manuscript, created to celebrate the 40th year of the Melbourne School of Philosophy.
Embracing the project, Delphian provided clear guidance and support throughout the process, challenged our ideas and concepts whilst presenting editorial and design options. The result was the production of a book of simple elegance and quality.
A delight to work with, Delphian Books fulfilled the brief through acting as an integral reference point and efficiently responding to all our practical and aesthetic needs." ... Read More

"Our editorial committee approached Delphian Books with a very unusual and visionary manuscript, created to celebrate the 40th year of the Melbourne School of Philosophy.
Embracing the project, Delphian provided clear guidance and support throughout the process, challenged our ideas and concepts whilst presenting editorial and design options. The result was the production of a book of simple elegance and quality.
A delight to work with, Delphian Books fulfilled the brief through acting as an integral reference point and efficiently responding to all our practical and aesthetic needs."

Peter Farago - Editorial Committee, Melbourne School of Philosophy

29 August 2017

"Delphian Books provide a quality, friendly, personal publishing service, including an intelligent, creative, and caring editing service, helpful design advice, and quality printing of the finished product. Responsiveness to authors’ requests is refreshingly full and quick."

John Tippett, author, "A Philosopher's Take on Economics"

25 August 2017

"After writing a Children's Storybook I tried to get it published, but I had no success. So I decided to try to self-publish my story. I found Delphian Books. Kristina and Ronald helped first with editing and deciding on illustrations. They organised the publishing and Kristina did the marketing, The result is my book, "Bear in the Air – Wally sees Sydney," became a reality and is selling well. I would recommend Delphian Books to anyone with an idea, a dream and a story. They are very professional, friendly and are fun to deal with."